A reversible skeletal rearrangement in a metal cluster complex; the formation and characterisation by I.R. spectroscopy and x-ray crystallography of Ru5C(CO)15.MeCN

Brian F.G. Johnson, Jack Lewis, Jack Nicola Nicholls, Ian A. Oxton, Paul R. Raithby, Maria J. Rosales

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Abstract

The cluster complex Ru5C(CO)15 reacts with acetonitrile to produce the adduct Ru5C(CO)15.MeCN with a concomitant rearrangement of the Ru5C Unit from square-pyramidal to arachno-pentagonal bipyramidal geometry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-290
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society - Series Chemical Communications
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1982

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine

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